July 3, 2019
UW School of Oceanography ranks No. 1 in global ranking; more than two dozen areas in top 50
The University of Washington’s School of Oceanography again is ranked No. 1 in the world on the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects list for 2019. The ranking, released in June, was conducted by researchers at the Center for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Other UW subjects in the top 10 include dentistry and oral sciences at No. 2, library and information sciences at No. 6, education at No. 9, geography at No. 7, biological sciences at No. 8 and public health at No. 5.
“The University of Washington is proud to be home to – and a destination for – the top scholars and most promising students in these essential fields of study. Our faculty, teachers and researchers are leading learning and discovery across the UW and we are grateful to be recognized for this important work,” said President Ana Mari Cauce.
The group ranked more than 4,000 universities around the world in 52 subjects across natural sciences, engineering, life sciences, medical sciences and social sciences.
In 2018, the UW was ranked No. 14 on the group’s annual Academic Ranking of World Universities list. This year’s university ranking has not yet been released.
Note: The subject names below are general descriptions from the ranking website, and not necessarily the names of the UW unit ranked.
All subjects ranked in the top 50
Engineering
- Biotechnology — No. 21
- Computer science and engineering — No. 26
- Environmental science and engineering — No. 27
- Energy science and engineering — No. 30
- Biomedical engineering — No. 32
- Nanoscience and nanotechnology — No. 38
- Civil engineering — No. 41
Life Sciences
- Biological sciences — No. 8
- Human biological sciences — No. 18
Medical Sciences
- Dentistry and oral sciences — No. 2
- Public health — No. 5
- Clinical medicine — No. 13
- Pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences technology — No. 13
- Nursing — No. 15
- Medical technology — No. 30
Natural Sciences
- Oceanography — No. 1
- Geography — No. 7
- Atmospheric sciences — No. 15
- Earth sciences — No. 15
- Physics — No. 15
- Ecology — No. 38
- Math — No. 47
Social Sciences
- Library and information science — No. 6
- Education — No. 9
- Finance — No. 11
- Statistics — No. 19
- Business administration — No. 22
- Sociology — No. 25
- Communication — No. 27
- Psychology — No. 32
- Management — No. 38
- Public Administration — No. 45
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